With Friends Like These (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 7 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 25, 2005 Limited
Synopsis:
Johnny (Robert Costanzo) is an actor who makes his living playing television "bad guys." He lands a secret audition with director Martin Scorsese which could turn out to be his big break. When Johnny's struggling actor friends find out about the private audition, they lie, cheat, and steal to... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Adam Arkin, Robert Costanzo, Beverly D'Angelo, Elle Macpherson, Amy Madigan
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06/24/06 03:37 AM
The question of why this film is being re-released is superseded by the question of who would want to watch it.
03/24/05 10:16 PM
The incessant betrayals and confidences become monotonous after a time, and the film sinks into the familiar swamp of suburban futility.
03/10/05 03:54 PM
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The movie works as well as it does because the cast knows the material so intimately.
02/25/05 02:14 PM
Top Critic Writer-director Phillip F. Messina's insider comedy about Hollywood almost-rans gives off an air of clammy desperation that feels all too authentic without being especially funny and bogs down early in repetitive shtick.
02/25/05 02:13 PM
Top Critic An accomplished farce populated by sly and knowing comedic performances.
02/25/05 02:10 PM
At its best, Philip Frank Messina's show business comedy plays like a less acerbic, less Jewish triple episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
02/24/05 05:55 PM
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